Genesis 27:41 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 27:41

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

BSB

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ASV

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

KJV

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

On Jacob and the Blessed Life, Book 2, Chapter 2, Sections 5-6 (397)

But we shouldn't leave his parents without excuse for having preferred their younger son to the elder. At the same time we must take care so that no one, in turning to their example, would make an unfair judgment between his sons or suppose that he should love the one and esteem the other less. From this line of conduct fraternal hatreds are aroused and the crime of fratricide is contrived to gain a worthless sum of money. Let children be nurtured with an equal measure of devotion.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The days of mourning for my father are at hand - Such was the state of Isaac’s health at that time, though he lived more than forty years afterwards, that his death was expected by all; and Esau thought that would be a favorable time for him to avenge himself on his brother Jacob, as, according to the custom of the times, the sons were always present at the burial of the father.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Esau hated Jacob--It is scarcely to be wondered at that Esau resented the conduct of Jacob and vowed revenge. The days of mourning for my father are at hand--a common Oriental phrase for the death of a parent.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׂטֹ֤ם	vai.yis.Tom	and he bore a grudge against	H7852 →
עֵשָׂו֙	'e.Sav	Esau	H6215 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַ֨בְּרָכָ֔ה	ha.be.ra.Khah	the blessing	H1293 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בֵּרֲכ֖וֹ	be.ra.Kho	he had blessed him	H1288 →
אָבִ֑יו	'a.Viv	father his	H1 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
עֵשָׂ֜ו	'e.Sav	Esau	H6215 →
בְּלִבּ֗וֹ	be.li.Bo	in heart his	H3820 →
יִקְרְבוּ֙	yik.re.Vu	they will draw near	H7126 →
יְמֵי֙	ye.Mei	[the] days of	H3117 →
אֵ֣בֶל	'E.vel	[the] mourning of	H60 →
אָבִ֔י	'a.Vi	father my	H1 →
וְאַֽהַרְגָ֖ה	ve.'a.har.Gah	and I will kill	H2026 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יַעֲקֹ֥ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
אָחִֽי׃	'a.Chi	brother my	H251 →

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Genesis 37:4
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
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- 1 John 3:12
  Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
- 1 John 4:20
  If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
- Psalms 69:4
  Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
- 1 John 2:11
  But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
- Genesis 4:5
  but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis